Is Moorhouse Estate in Ashington a nice place to live?

Moorhouse Estate is classified by the ONS as Retired Communal City Dwellers. Moorhouse Estate is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Moorhouse Estate is located in the Hirst ward of the Northumberland district in Northumberland.
Coordinates 55.181419, -1.552178
Grid Ref NZ286875
Suburb Ashington
Constituency Wansbeck
Postcodes NE63 9LS

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Moorhouse Estate in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Moorhouse Estate, Northumberland

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Moorhouse Estate during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Moorhouse Estate and compared that to the average for the Hirst ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Moorhouse Estate, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hirst ward

Social economic statistics for Moorhouse Estate

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Moorhouse Estate is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Moorhouse Estate is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Moorhouse Estate experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Moorhouse Estate are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Moorhouse Estate involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Moorhouse Estate are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Moorhouse Estate are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Moorhouse Estate, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Moorhouse Estate are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Moorhouse Estate

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Moorhouse Estate.

Unemployment in Moorhouse Estate

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.52% of Moorhouse Estate residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Moorhouse Estate

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Moorhouse Estate. The proportion of retirees on Moorhouse Estate is 21.7% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.3% of Moorhouse Estate residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Moorhouse Estate

The proportion of home owners on Moorhouse Estate is 57.8% lower than the national average of 62%. 3.5% of properties in Moorhouse Estate are private rented and 92.31% are social rented.
4.2% of residents of Moorhouse Estate own their home

Country of Birth of Moorhouse Estate residents

The proportion if Moorhouse Estate residents born in the UK is 13.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.02% of Moorhouse Estate residents were born outside the UK.
95.98% of Moorhouse Estate residents were born in the UK

Moorhouse Estate Summary

With house prices in Moorhouse Estate less than the average for Northumberland and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Moorhouse Estate is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Moorhouse Estate has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Moorhouse Estate maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Moorhouse Estate has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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